Defiant gas dealer battling Big Oil Goliath in protest

Like many Californians these days, Mehdi Shahbazi rails against Big Oil cartels, price gouging and the pain consumers feel at the pump.

But Shahbazi is different: He's a gasoline dealer on a personal mission.

Shahbazi is also going broke because of a long-running battle with Shell Oil. He just lost his $1 million Carmel condo. The pumps at his beloved gas station in Marina have been fenced off. The beer cooler in his mini-mart is empty because he can't pay suppliers. He's living in his minivan.